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To: TCGNJ who wrote (79582)	4/21/1999 8:25:00 AM
From: Process Boy	Respond to of 186894

TGC and Thread - Gwenapp vs. Magee: who are you going to believe? Register says Intel to stop overclocking. Will somebody forward the earlier MDR article to Mr. Magee and get his response please? Thx, PB. theregister.co.uk Posted 21/04/99 12:28pm by Mike Magee Intel close to completing overclocking plans Plans by Intel to prevent overclocking of its processors are nearly complete, according to sources close to the company. At the end of last year, we reported that Intel would introduce locks on microprocessor speeds which would prevent end users from increasing the clock rate on chips. But now, its manufacturing methods mean that Intel chips cannot be overclocked, the source said. "The general rule is if the thing is marked 'Intel confidential' it's an early sample and may not have multiplier locking enabled. If so, there is a utility for Intel mobos that blows a new clock speed into the flash,overrriding the chip's setting. If the chip isn't marked confidential, you're scuppered," the source said. Intel introduced the overclocking lock ostensibly to prevent re-marking of Intel processors, the company said at the time. ®